The Queen has been forced to cancel a trip to Northern Ireland on medical advice and will instead rest for several days, Buckingham Palace has said.
Key points:
- The Queen was set for a series of engagements over the next two days
- Buckingham Palace said the Queen had "reluctantly accepted the advice" and will rest at Windsor Castle
- Earlier in October the monarch was seen using a walking stick for the first time in nearly 20 years
The 95-year-old monarch was due to begin the two-day trip on Wednesday, but will now stay at Windsor Castle, her main residence since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020.
Buckingham Palace said the Queen had "reluctantly accepted medical advice to rest for the next few days".
"Her Majesty is in good spirits and is disappointed that she will no longer be able to visit Northern Ireland, where she had been due to undertake a series of engagements today and tomorrow," the palace said in a statement.
"The Queen sends her warmest good wishes to the people of Northern Ireland, and looks forward to visiting in the future."
She is still expected to attend the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow at the end of the month.
The cancellation of the trip comes just over a week after the Queen was seen using a walking stick during a public event for the first time in 20 years.
On October 12 she used the stick for support during a trip to Westminster Abbey for a service marking the centenary of the Royal British Legion.
She was last seen using one in 2004 after knee surgery.
The Queen has been active over the past few days, attending the horse races at Ascot on the weekend and hosting a Global Investment Summit at Windsor Castle on Tuesday evening.
Earlier on Tuesday it was revealed she had declined to accept the Oldie of the Year award from The Oldie magazine, telling the publishers "you are only as old as you feel".
"As such The Queen does not believe she meets the relevant criteria to be able to accept, and hopes you will find a more worthy recipient," the Queen's private secretary, Sir Edward Young, said in in a letter to the magazine.
"This message comes to you with Her Majesty's warmest best wishes."
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